Security Alert

On Sunday, June 29, at 9:31 p.m., a man approached the cashier at the Taco Bell in the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital food court, displayed a silver-colored handgun and demanded money from the register. The cashier complied, and the suspect took the cash and ran away from the food court… Read More

On April 2 at 12:50 a.m., a Vanderbilt University student was walking on Scarritt Place near Wesley Place Garage when a white female approached her asking to use her phone. When the student refused, the suspect grabbed for the student’s purse. A struggle for the purse ensued causing the… Read More

On March 20 at 2:50 p.m., Vanderbilt University Police Department was notified by a staff member at the Village at Vanderbilt commercial building that an office on the third floor had been unlawfully entered and property had been taken. The burglary is believed to have occurred sometime between 11:50 a.m. Read More

On March 15 at approximately 6:35 p.m., an unknown male subject approached a female student from behind while she was bent over and touched her inappropriately. The incident occurred in the lobby of a campus dormitory. The subject ran off in the direction of a stairwell. Description: The suspect was described as a… Read More

On Feb. 18 at 9:30 a.m., Vanderbilt University Police Department was notified by a staff member that an office suite in the Stevenson Center had been unlawfully entered and property had been taken. Read More

On Dec. 20 at 6:50 p.m., the friend of an out-of-town student who resides in an apartment at the Villages at Vanderbilt contacted VUPD to report that an unknown person(s) entered the residence and stole several items. Read More

On Dec. 9 at 7:15 p.m., a student residing in a Mayfield apartment contacted VUPD to report that an unknown person(s) entered the residence and stole several items. Read More

On Dec. 8, burglaries in Calhoun and Buttrick halls were reported to VUPD. Read More

On Dec. 2 at approximately 12:15 p.m., a student contacted VUPD to report that an unknown male exposed himself to the student behind the Sigma Nu house. Read More

An unknown person(s) entered the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house and stole two laptop computers. Read More

On Nov. 11 at 5 p.m., a student residing in a town home at The Villages at Vanderbilt contacted the Vanderbilt University Police Department to report that an unknown person(s) entered his residence and stole several items. Read More

Two robberies took place recently near Vanderbilt's campus. Read More

On Oct. 16 at approximately 1 a.m., a Vanderbilt student reported being robbed. Read More

Vanderbilt students living on campus in Chaffin Place apartments reported that someone entered their apartment and stole several items. Read More

On Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m., students residing in two of the townhomes of the Villages at Vanderbilt contacted VUPD to report that an unknown person entered at least two residences and stole items. Read More

On Sept. 18 at 3:38 a.m. and 3:40 a.m., three Vanderbilt students reported being robbed. At 3:38 a.m., two students were walking from Sarratt Student Center/Rand Hall toward Branscomb Quad when two black males approached them and pointed a handgun, instructing them to get on the ground. One student was… Read More

On Sept. 7 at approximately 12:28 p.m., two female students reported a small black pickup truck driving toward them as they walked in the alley between Carmichael Towers West and the fraternity area near parking lots 69 and 70. The truck reportedly swerved toward the students, then stopped and… Read More

On Aug. 18, a suspicious person followed two women as they walked on Wedgewood Avenue. The individual was making kissing sounds and pulling up his shirt. The same afternoon, a man matching his description exposed himself to four women near 20th Avenue South and Grand Avenue. Description: The suspect is… Read More

A graduate student and a friend were sitting at the bus stop at 17th Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue when a male approached them, pointed a handgun at them and demanded money. The student and his friend stated that they did not have any money.  The three then walked… Read More

AlertVU, Vanderbilt’s emergency notification system, is being expanded to include all members of the Vanderbilt community and is being strengthened by a new, more robust operating system. AlertVU will be tested Jan. 2, 2013, and again on Jan. 15. The test messages will provide instructions… Read More